Biz and Economy
Shutdown averted: Speaker McCarthy's 'clean' stopgap funding bill easily passes Senate
Congress managed to stop a government shutdown with just hours to spare on Saturday, with the Senate ...View More
House passes temporary spending bill to avoid midnight shutdown, bill heads to Senate
In an unexpected twist, the House on Saturday passed a stopgap spending bill with just hours until a ...View More
Rep. Gaetz says Kevin McCarthy's speakership is on 'tenuous' ground
Rep. Matt Gaetz told reporters Saturday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s speakership is on shaky ...View More
Ukraine hosts a defense industry forum seeking to ramp up weapons production for the war
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government ...View More
Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect
DENVER — When two Colorado gun control laws take effect Sunday, purchasing a firearm will require a ...View More
On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it's almost too late
WASHINGTON — The United States is on the brink of a federal government shutdown after hard-right Rep ...View More
President Biden says the looming shutdown isn't his fault. Will Americans agree with him?
WASHINGTON — Staring down a likely government shutdown, the White House wants to make sure any blame ...View More
Biden says House GOP failed military with looming shutdown
President Biden unloaded on House Republicans, blaming them for the looming government shutdown and ...View More
FDA wants to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday laid out a proposal to begin regulating ...View More
Speaker McCarthy dares House Republicans to vote for a government shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made border security a central feature of his stopgap funding bill ...View More
United Autoworkers strikes spread to Chicago and Lansing as 7,000 more workers join the picket line
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers wil ...View More
Supreme Court to hear First Amendment challenge over state laws targeting social media censorship
The Supreme Court on Friday announced it will hear a major First Amendment dispute over social media ...View More
House Republicans unveil stopgap bill to avoid shutdown, but can it actually pass?
House Republicans finally unveiled their long-awaited stopgap measure that includes a wishlist of ar ...View More
Trump, DeSantis teams bet on border madness to energize GOP voters
DAVENPORT, Iowa – The chaos at the border is filling TV screens in Iowa as ads by the super PACs bac ...View More
Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of 'volunteer units' in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contra ...View More
Rampant looting in Philadelphia, other cities reignites crime as a campaign issue
Widespread looting in Philadelphia, some of it coordinated by thieves live-streaming their break-ins ...View More
New California law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $2 ...View More
Costco confirms sale of gold bars online, as well as consumer gold rush to buy them
From the Klondike to Costco. ...View More
Court rejects Trump's bid to delay trial in wake of fraud ruling that threatens his business
NEW YORK — An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit ...View More
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues its one millionth design patent for Texas woman's comb
A Fort Worth, Texas, woman has made patent history after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued ...View More
